Asif Siddiqi- a student of Quran Academy

 The Concern: Today I woke up after the time for suhoor (sehri) and wondering if I still have the obligation to keep my fast for Ramadan? How does not waking up affect my Niyyah for fasting? The instruction from the Qur’an is quite clear regarding fasting. In Surah Baqarah it says, يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ “O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous –” See: All Verses From Qur’an About Ramadan There is no mention in hadith or Qur’an which says, if one does not wake up for sehri they are exempt from fasting that day. If a Muslim does not eat suhoor, this is not a valid reason for being excused from fasting. There are only a few cases where one is excused from fasting and we discuss them here. Yes I know… I think we can all agree that missing the window for sehri will be a more challenging test. But it...

 The best of people could have those diseases. Maybe a doctor that cures people could have those diseases, maybe a 'Alim that teaches people could have that disease. It's a disease that is very difficult to tell and it is much more lethal, much more deadly than a physical disease because a physical disease, it harms the body. The body gets sick and then the body gets better. And when the body is sick, it is only one person that is hurt. But when there is a spiritual disease, when there is a social disease, when there are some diseases of the soul, it is not only one person that is hurting, the whole community will begin to hurt. Sometimes you see families break apart. Two brothers, two members of one family, they stop talking to one another. Why? Because one person is always jealous of another person. One person is constantly backbiting, the other person. Or another disease, another feeling that it is difficult to go to the doctor and get a cure for, is for example, anger. Can ...

 Assalamu alaikum, may Allah's blessings be upon you.My question is regarding the idea of pride. I understand that it does not lie in honesty and decency for one to have the intention to show off in front of another while performing an action, as in this case, it equates to the action not being done at all, due to insincerity and impurity of one's intention.Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) too stressed on how indecent it is to have showing off one's own ability as the motive behind an action, by classifying it as the most dangerous minor shirk.I strongly believe in Allah's commands and have no doubt that it is wrong to have such intentions.But I would like to know, just to understand this whole thing better, why does one attach such ideas and intentions to actions that are meant to help us find our own truth? In short, I would like to know more about why pride (that leads one to show off) is so sinful and wrong , even if it's only a small feeling of it. ANSWER Aa’isha Varma ...

 The Umrah (Arabic: عُمْرَة, lit. 'to visit a populated place') is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims, located in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. It can be undertaken at any time of the year, in contrast to the Ḥajj (/hædʒ/;[1] "pilgrimage"), which has specific dates according to the Islamic lunar calendar. Rites and rituals In accordance to Islam for both pilgrimages, a Muslim must first assume Ihram, a state of purification achieved by completing cleansing rituals, wearing the prescribed attire, and abstaining from certain actions. This must be attained when reaching a Miqat, a principal boundary point in Mecca, like Dhu 'l-Hulaifah, Juhfah, Qarnu 'l-Manāzil, Yalamlam, Zāt-i-'Irq, Ibrahīm Mursīyah, or a place in Al-Hill. Different conditions exist for air travelers, who must observe Ihram once entering a specific perimeter in the city. Tawaf and Sa'i. Umrah requires Muslims to perform two key rituals, Tawaf and Sa'i. ...

 Hajj (/hɑːdʒ/;[1] Arabic: حَجّ, romanized: Ḥajj; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia,[2] the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for capable Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and of supporting their family during their absence from home.[3][4][5] In Islamic terminology, Hajj is a pilgrimage made to the Kaaba, the "House of Allah", in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, alongside Shahadah (oath that one believes there is no god but Allah (God)),[6] salat (prayer), zakat (almsgiving), and sawm (fasting during Ramadan). The Hajj is an annual practice when Muslim brotherhood is on display and their solidarity with fellow Muslim people and submission to God (Allah) is fulfilled.[7][8] The word Hajj means "pilgrimage made to the Kaaba...

 Angels have various duties, with each having a well defined role. The Qur’an says: “And there is not any among us, except that has a known position. And we are indeed the ones who glorify Allah.” (Qur’an 37:164-166) Angels thus teach us the benefits of specialization. So, in the Islamic society, some members must specialize in the Qur’an and its sciences, others in medicine, still others in agriculture and so on and so forth, so that the Muslim community becomes efficient and well balanced. Similarly, in the home, the responsibilities are divided. While the man is responsible primarily for supporting the family financially, the woman has an important role in the upbringing of the children, although she is by no means confined to only this task. Only Allah knows all the details and roles of all the angels: “…And none know the hosts of your Lord except He…” (Qur’an 74:31) Nevertheless, He has told us about some of these angels through the Qur’an and the Sunnah. The Names and Roles o...